Dongpo, a middle-aged man, once wrote a fragrant candle, which is fresh and elegant, gripping, a foal between the lines, a fire in a stone, a dream, a piano and a pot of wine, a flowing cloud, a hearty parallelism and a catchy rhythm, which is a classic.
Dongpo, in his later years, also filled in a Xiangzi. The same inscription describes different moods. These two different periods of Walking Alley recorded Dongpo's mental journey. These two words, one beautiful and poetic, the other dignified and deep, have their own merits.
Xiangzi Shuhuai Sushi
There is no dust on a clear night, and the moonlight is like silver. Be sure to pour the wine for ten minutes. This is both fame and fortune, but it is a waste of people and money. A pony in a sigh, a fire in a stone, and a dream.
Although you hold an article, who will kiss you? And Tao Tao, happy innocence. When will you go home? Be an idle person. Yes, a piano, a pot of wine and a cloud.
In the first poem, the poet drinks alone in front of the moon at night and has a deep feeling about life. The romance in Li Bai's Drinking the Bright Moon Alone is somewhat wild. Su Shi's emotion and gentle atmosphere are indifferent and quiet after reading Qian Fan.
There is no dust in the clear night and the moonlight is like silver. The night is cool, the air is fresh, there is no dust, and the moonlight is as bright as silver. Romantic Li Bai, until I raised my cup, I asked the bright moon to bring me my shadow, leaving the three of us alone. He danced to find the shadow and wrote loneliness to the extreme. Su Shi, who was depressed, did not drown his sorrows by drinking, but reflected on his own experience and life from an objective perspective.
When you pour the wine, you must be full of ten points. Tea should be light, wine should be full, and manners are the same throughout the ages. In the silent night, Su Shi enjoyed the peace alone, and poured a glass of wine all over the floor, which was full of ceremony.
The wisdom of the ancients is beyond the reach of modern people. According to records, the ancients often used a wine vessel called Shi, which was shaped like a boat and first appeared in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. There are ten sails hidden in the wine cabinet. You pour for a minute, and the sail will rise. If you fill in ten points, you will get ten sails, which means beauty and happiness.
"Fame, vanity and hard work." It is futile for people to pursue fame and fortune wholeheartedly, but in the end they are nothing. This view, for us today, may feel a little depressed. However, if you look at Su Shi's era, you will find that the author's thinking depth far exceeds that of contemporary poets.
In feudal society, there was neither democracy nor freedom. A word from the emperor can decide your life and death. How many scholars want to make contributions? They are either shelved or abandoned. Li Bai, a gifted scholar and literary talent, thought that Xuanzong went out on foot and fed himself. Later, because the villain was jealous, he returned the gold to him.
A pony in a sigh, a fire in a stone, and a dream. Time flies, just like the blink of an eye, the spark generated by hitting the stone and the ideal life in the dream are fleeting. The story of the pony in the gap comes from Zhuangzi: between heaven and earth, if the pony passes through a gap, it is only sudden. The shadow of the sun changes and moves quickly. The ancients compared it to a white pony.
The shadow of the sun passed through the cracks in the wall, but in the blink of an eye. A person's life is fleeting, and the poet used three metaphors in succession to illustrate that life is too short, so don't lose yourself for the troubles and setbacks in front of you.
"Although you hold an article, who will kiss you?" . In the following film, the poet discusses with emotion that he has no talent. Su Shi is brilliant, but he has never been reused. Even if you write a wonderful article, where can you enjoy a bosom friend? Who can understand your own pains?
"And Tao Tao, happy innocence". Since there are so many regrets in life, it is better to be carefree and enjoy the present life. If we understand Su Shi's experience, we will understand how difficult it is for him to say this. In A.D. 1079, 43-year-old Su Shi was transferred to Huzhou and became a well-known person.
Three months after he took office, he was targeted by a villain, who made a big fuss about his poems, took them out of context, falsely accused him of being angry, and accused him of riding in, with malicious intentions. He also said that he implied irony to the court, acted recklessly and was unfaithful to the emperor. A series of unwarranted charges were pinned on Su Shi, which eventually led to his arrest and dozens of people were implicated because of him. This is the famous Wutai poetry case in history.
The names of Wutai are also very interesting. Because cypress trees are widely planted in Jade Terrace, countless crows inhabit the trees, hence the name Wutai. Wutai Poetry Case is a turning point of Su Shi's fate. After this blow, Su Shi who survived began to think about life and wrote many poems full of philosophy.
Those who opposed Su Shi at that time were bent on killing him. 103 days in prison is an unforgettable experience for Su Shi, because he almost lost his life several times. Thanks to Song Taizu's wise national policy of not killing scholar-officials, he was able to escape. Of course, he can survive without the help of relatives and friends. Even his political opponent Wang Anshi wrote a letter for him, shouting loudly: How about killing talents in the world?
A man is innocent, but he is guilty. As early as that year, Su Shi was praised by Ouyang Xiu for doing his best, thinking that no one would discuss himself after 30 years. Why? Because Su Shi's light is too dazzling, everyone's eyes are attracted by him. Smooth sailing, he inexplicably became a prisoner overnight. Fortunately, he was narrowly missed.
An almost all-rounder was appointed as an assistant of Ying Yong Tuan in Huangzhou after he was released from prison. His humble position is beyond ordinary people's imagination: he is equivalent to the vice captain of the private self-defense force. Not only that, Su Shi's freedom was also restricted, monitored and he could only move in a limited area. Such cold violence in the workplace, if it was someone else, would have been depressed.
There is a reason why Su Shi is liked by so many people. He seems to be a real tumbler. Every time I am pushed down by a villain, I am tottering, but I can stand up again. Life in Huangzhou is extremely simple. I have written many articles before, so I won't repeat them here.
Huangzhou made Su Shi stronger and gave him new hope. Here, he gained many classics and added a younger son. He became a real farmer and cultivated land in the east of the city to improve his life. He is optimistic, open-minded and versatile. He has developed delicious Dongpo meat, made many new friends and got the nickname "Dongpo lay man".
In 1084, Su Shi was transferred from Huangzhou and was ordered to work in Ruzhou. On the way, his youngest son escaped and died unfortunately. Ancient travel, unlike us now, a train ticket can be relocated in a few hours. At that time, people's means of transportation were mostly horse-drawn carriages, which were bumpy all the way and could not sleep well. Adults can tolerate it, but how can children persist?
Dongpo, who experienced bereavement, was disheartened and unable to travel, and asked not to take up his post in Ruzhou and stay in Changzhou temporarily. Fortunately, his request was granted. Changzhou, with beautiful scenery, soothed Dongpo's injured heart, kept him away from the disputes in the capital and stole a few days off.
1085, Su Shi was summoned back to the DPRK and returned to the long-lost capital, and was appointed as a doctor of rites. The speed of his promotion is amazing. Su Shi returned to Beijing for half a month and was appointed as a living shed. Three months later, he was promoted to the position of Zhongshu Sheren. Then, he was promoted to the imperial edict of Hanlin, where he was appointed as an official of the Ministry of Rites.
Su Shi was reused because Sima Guang was replaced as prime minister after the Queen Mother came to the imperial court to listen to politics, and Wang Anshi was left out in the cold. Su Shi, who has risen all the way, likes to be attacked between Scylla and Charybdis. After Wang Anshi's fall from power, the new ruling forces suppressed it vigorously, exposing many problems. Su Shi, who has no room for sand in his eyes, can't help but attack injustice.
Now, on both sides of the arrogant Dongpo, there is no room for him to oppose and falsely accuse. Sad, he had to ask to leave Beijing and transfer to other places. His first line "Xiang" was written in this period.
When will you go home? Be a free man. The previous memories are a little longer, but they can help us understand Dongpo's mental journey. It is precisely because of these bumpy experiences that Dongpo saw the helplessness of life and gave birth to the idea of resigning. Deep in his heart, he also longed to be like Tao Yuanming, picking chrysanthemums under the hedge and being a free man after returning.
Dongpo likes Tao Yuanming's poems and appreciates him more. In his later years, he said: I am deeply ashamed of the profound knowledge and want to take the evening festival as a precaution. Dongpo, who is open-minded and optimistic, took Tao Yuanming as an example all his life. Man is wandering in the world, but his heart has been trimming the fence and being detached from the outside world.
Yes, a piano, a pot of wine and a cloud. At the end of the poem, Dongpo vividly wrote his own feelings, which is also his attitude towards life: pouring a pot of wine on an guqin, watching the clouds roll in the sky and listening to the gurgling of mountain streams. How enviable should such a life be?
In A.D. 1094, Su Shi was banished to a remote Huizhou. In the late autumn of the following year, Dongpo, who had recovered from his old illness, was moved by autumn scenery and drew up a poem "Chou He", which was written when he was in middle age, as if talking from a distance.
The 58-year-old Dongpo has long been heartbroken, and the wind and frost of the years have dyed his temples red. He falters, and can no longer proudly say that bamboo poles and shoes are lighter than horses. Who is afraid? A raincoat and hemp fiber, despite the wind and rain, still live my life. True sadness is silent.
Dongpo's footsteps have traveled all over China, and his arrogant talent has gradually smoothed out the edges and corners. Once proud of the world, he refused to go with the flow. Every time he meets something unfair, he will first spit out Dongpo and get hurt again and again. His inner wounds are real. At this time, he is more like an old plum who has experienced wind and rain.
Dongpo never talks about sadness. As always, he is free and easy, calm and detached, and the power between the lines makes readers all moved. Imagine that Dongpo, whose life is bumpy and his career is frustrated, has a thousand words in late autumn, but he doesn't know where to start. It's better to put thousands of worries in a glass of wine.
Lane Yu Qiu? Su Shi [Song Dynasty]
Last night, the frost wind entered the phoenix tree first. There is nowhere to be muddy, to avoid decline. Ask the public what it is, the book is empty. But once drunk, once sick, once careless.
The court came, time flies, seemingly speechless, deliberately hurting farmers. Pay everything to 1000 minutes. Let the wine turn red.
In the first part of the poem, the poet expresses his feelings with frost and phoenix trees on autumn nights, which is particularly touching. Last night, the frost wind entered the phoenix tree first. One night, the north wind was tight, and with the attack of frost, the leaves of plane trees drifted around with the wind. There is nowhere to be muddy, to avoid decline. Dongpo wrote his present situation in only seven words.
An aging face is inevitable in any case. What is this? A book without words is empty. Humorous Dongpo asked himself and answered himself, and his anthropomorphic answer naturally led to his feelings behind him. Autumn wind asked him with concern. He didn't speak, but wrote aimlessly in the air with his fingers to vent his resentment.
But once drunk, once sick, once careless. The emotion of chanting and sighing vividly shows the situation of Dongpo's arrival in Huizhou for one year. Dongpo, who is almost all-rounder, is not only not reused, but also the degraded place is getting more and more remote every time. In July, Dongpo's old illness recurred, and it took two months to get better gradually.
Li Bai, who is uninhibited and unrestrained, can't help but sigh when he is sad: But since the water is still flowing, although we cut it with a sword, it is even more worrying to raise a glass to dispel our worries. Open-minded as Dongpo, you will feel a little tired after being drunk and dreaming. Drunk, sick, careless, step by step, my heart is so helpless and bitter, depressed and melancholy, and it is on the paper.
In the following film, the poet begins with feeling that time flies and writes his feelings affectionately. The beginning of the dynasty echoes the last night of the last movie, from the memory of the past to the description of reality. In the early morning, Dongpo walked in the courtyard and couldn't help sighing the reality that time flies and the years are getting old.
Dongpo, who is covered in injuries, still does not forget to heal himself: everything is a thousand minutes' effort. The past is empty. It's all a joke. It's better to put those sad old things into the wine and make it turn gray, dizzy and red.
Bai Juyi said in his poem, I was born without a hometown, and my peace of mind is my home. Deeply inspired, Dongpo said that Lingnan should be bad in Ding Feng Bo, but said: This peace of mind is my hometown.
It makes sense that Dongpo's talent and character are liked by more and more people.